Annals of Transplants

TOXOPLASMOSIS IN SOLIDS-ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: -Risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of toxoplasmosis in solid-organ transplant recipients: a matched case-control study
BACKGROUND Solid-organ transplant (SOT) recipients are considered to be at increased risk for toxoplasmosis. However, risk factors for this infection have not been assessed. ...
HEART TRANSPLANTATION & CARDIOTROPHIN 1: -Cardiotrophin 1 shows promising results for treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome
Scientists from the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra (Spain) have discovered that cardiotrophin 1, a protein synthesized by muscle cells and adipose tissue, ...
STEM CELLS RESEARCH: -ETHICAL & LEGAL MEDICINE: -Human embryonic stem-cell research under siege — battle won but not the war
PERSPECTIVE. The struggle over federal funding for research involving human embryonic stem cells (ESCs) continues — and may well be waged for years to come. On August 23, 2010, ...